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Posted December 10, 2018
Simon Stewart (left) and Joe Parkin.

BUENA VISTA, Colo. (BRAIN)— For longtime friends Joe Parkin and Simon Stewart, the road to becoming shop co-owners has been a long one, complete with twists, turns, pit stops and detours.

Posted December 7, 2018

DURHAM, N.C. (BRAIN) — A bankruptcy judge has ruled that Advanced Sports Enterprises can hold store closing sales at 102 Performance Bicycle locations. The court also pushed back the auction of ASE's assets to mid-January. The auction had originally been scheduled for Dec. 18.

Posted December 7, 2018

HELSINKI (BRAIN) — Private equity investor consortium Mascot Bidco Oy has made a cash offer to purchase all issued and outstanding shares of Amer Sports Corp., currently valued at 4.6 billion euros (about $5.2 billion). This excludes shares held by Amer Sports or its subsidiaries.

Posted December 7, 2018

Wow, and we thought the ASE and Performance bankruptcy was a big deal. I thank BRAIN for allowing me a space to reflect on A Day That Will Live in Infamy. The Day Our Trade Show Died.

Posted December 7, 2018

MARIN, Calif. (BRAIN) — The Marin Municipal Water District will hold a public workshop next week regarding e-bike use in the watershed the agency manages on Mt. Tamalpais, widely regarded as the birthplace of mountain biking, and a local retailer is urging e-bike riders and supporters to participate in and speak at the forum.

Posted December 7, 2018

Interbike died Wednesday at the age of 36. It was a death with little grace. It was painful. Quick. The numbers left few choices. Business is business. Nonetheless, it's personal for those who lost their jobs and for those who, for years, met at Interbike. Long lasting friendships were made there. I know. Let's remember that, and let's think about that for a moment.

Posted December 6, 2018

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Emerald Expositions has canceled the 2019 edition of the Interbike trade show, saying the event might return in a more modest format in 2020.

Posted December 6, 2018

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (BRAIN) — Three bike industry veterans have launched a new consulting business for the emerging mobility industry.

Mike Fritz, Jay Townley and Brad Hughes have formed Human Powered Solutions LLC. 

Posted December 6, 2018
Lennard Zinn and Taylor and Davis Phinney featured in new round of videos
Taylor and Davis Phinney aboard e-bikes.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — The BPSA has completed shooting a second round of videos designed to inform and inspire bike shop employees to sell e-bikes. Leveraging the organization's location here, the new videos feature bike celebrities Taylor and Davis Phinney and Lennard Zinn.

Posted December 6, 2018
 Simmons in his store's repair corner. Photo: Jo Beckendorff

BERLIN (BRAIN) — When Shaun Paul Simmons first came to Germany, in 1997, it wasn't because of bicycles. "I came to Berlin for a girl and will now go back home for a girl," the American said with a laugh.

Posted December 6, 2018

HAAR, Germany (BRAIN) — The last of BionX Canada's operating subsidiaries, BionX GmbH, has announced it will close its offices near Munich on Dec. 10 after more than 10 years in business there and an unsuccessful effort to find a buyer.

Posted December 5, 2018

HOOD RIVER, Ore. (BRAIN) — Dakine, an outdoor sports lifestyle brand that offers bike clothes and bags, has been acquired by Marquee Brands LLC, a brand management company that owns the Bruno Magli and Body Glove brands, among others.

Posted December 5, 2018
Show also announces that Outdoor Retailer Magazine will produce its Show Daily.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Outdoor Retailer said that all three of its shows in 2019 will be three days long. OR's Summer Market in June and Winter Market in November will be shortened from the original four-day plans. January's Snow Show remains three days as scheduled.

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